D&C 88, 94, 95, 96, 97, 109, 110, 137

On June 1, 1833, Joseph Smith received a revelation that contained a stern rebuke. “Ye have sinned against me a very grievous sin,” the Lord declared, “in that ye have not considered the great commandment in all things that I have given unto you concerning the building of mine house.”

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President Cannon raised his hand in support of the Manifesto along with most others in the crowd. But the weight of unifying a divided audience on what he called this “exceedingly delicate subject” seemed almost too much to bear.

D&C 88, 90, 95, 109, 110

Just seven years after its organization, the Church sent missionaries overseas for the first time. The School of the Prophets and the Kirtland Temple played central roles in preparing elders to take the gospel to the world.

D&C 111

The revelation that became Doctrine and Covenants 111 was not fulfilled in the way Church leaders hoped for in 1836. Five years later, they looked for another opportunity to be instruments in helping the Lord’s promises be fulfilled.

D&C 42, 75, 79, 80, 84, 99

Many early Latter-day Saints felt strong personal promptings to share the gospel. Revelation through the Prophet helped guide and organize their formal missionary efforts and laid a foundation for future generations of missionary service.

D&C 103, 105

After the saints were driven out of Jackson County, Missouri by mobs, the Lord called for volunteers from the eastern states to go west to help protect their fellow members. Nathan Baldwin was among those who offered his time and energy for the cause of Zion, and then went on to record his perspective on the experience.

D&C 136

The “Word and Will of the Lord” to Brigham Young in 1847 not only helped organize the pioneers’ westward journey, but it also helped transform it from an unfortunate necessity into a profound shared spiritual experience.

D&C 132

“Some may think I could envy Queen Victoria in some of her glory,” wrote Mercy Fielding Thompson. “Not while my name stands first on the list in this Dispensation of women sealed to a Dead Husband through divine Revelation.”

D&C 52, 57, 58

Early revelations on Zion indicated it would include “the rich and the learned” but also “the poor, the lame, and the blind, and the deaf." Ultimately, all of God’s children were to have a seat at the same table. All were to share in God’s sacred space.

D&C 106

Warren Cowdery was part of a dynamic, two-way relationship between the center places and outlying branches of the early Church. As a local Church leader, he ministered to new converts while also helping host missionaries and leaders from Kirtland.

D&C 108

Lyman Sherman had followed the Spirit’s promptings to join the Church and to walk a thousand miles with Zion’s camp. But he still felt a deep, personal yearning to know of his standing before the Lord.

D&C 102, 107

Priesthood authority was restored in 1829, but it took time to organize the Church in the Lord’s way. Revelation helped establish the council system and priesthood quorums as fundamental features of the Church.

D&C 49

Leman Copley was a Shaker convert to the Church. His interest in preaching the restored gospel to his former coreligionists led to an encounter that would put his commitment to his newfound faith to the test.